MCV Bus and Coach is an Egyptian manufacturer of bus bodies founded in 2002 when Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles bought some of the design rights of defunct English bus builder Marshall Bus.[1][2]
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| Founded | 2002 |
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| Headquarters | Obour (city) (headquarters) and El Salheya El Gedida (factory) , Egypt |
| Products | Bus bodies |
| Parent | Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles |
| Website | www |
The MCV factory is located in El Salheya El Gedida ("New Salheya"), approximately 100 km north of Cairo.
History
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MCV's first deliveries were five Capital bodies on Dennis Darts for English operator Warrington Borough Transport in early 2003.[3] However TransBus subsequently decided not to make the Dart chassis available to other bodybuilders resulting in the superseding MCV Stirling appearing on the MAN 14.220 chassis.[2][4]
This was in turn succeeded by the MCV Evolution in 2005 that has been built on various chassis from Alexander Dennis, MAN, Mercedes-Benz, VDL and Volvo.[5]
MCV has also built double deck bodies with the DD102, DD103 and EvoSeti.[6] The latter has been purchased in sizeable numbers by London operators Go-Ahead London, Golden Tours and Tower Transit.[7][8]
Current models
edit- MCV EvoTor (2018–present)
- MCV Evora (2018–present)
- MCV EvoSeti (2015–present)
In collaboration with Volvo
edit- Volvo 7900e (Body only, 2023–present)[9]
- Volvo BZL single-deck (Body only, 2021–present)[10]
- MCV DD113 (Body only, 2023–present)[10]
Former models
edit- MCV Capital (2003)
- MCV DD102 (2014)
- MCV DD103 (2011–2014)
- MCV Ego (2006–2007)
- MCV Evolution (2003–2014)
- MCV Stirling (2003–2005)
- MCV Evolution 2 (2011–2018)
References
edit- ^ Busride Magazine Volume 2008, Issue 3 "Letter From Europe" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "A Capital idea, the evolution of MCV" Buses Magazine issue 702 September 2013 page 31
- ^ MCV C39 Bus Lists on the Web
- ^ Edwards leaves MCV Bus & Coach Professional 30 November 2009
- ^ MCV Evolution Bus Lists on the Web
- ^ MCV unveils EvoSeti double decker Bus & Coach Buyer 21 May 2015
- ^ Volvo shines as Golden Tours takes delivery of 21 new buses Volvo Buses 23 March 2016
- ^ MCV continues to march on with EvoSeti Route One 10 May 2016
- ^ Peat, Chris (25 April 2023). "MCV to build electric Volvo bus bodies". Bus & Coach Buyer. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Scottish operator Lothian orders 50 DD e-buses from Volvo (with MCV bodywork) for Edinburgh". Sustainable Bus. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
External links
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Media related to MCV buses at Wikimedia Commons
